Heat-reflector.



No.794.041. PATENTBD JULY 4, 1905. I

B. GFOBLINGEB, & A. H. G. BEATTY. HEAT REFLECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1904.

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r Attorneys No. 794.041. PATENTED JULY 4;, 1905. B. O. OBLINGER & A. H. G. BEATTY.

HEAT REFLECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25. 1904.

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aitieiit'it tlijititititiritti lhtltltlfill'l ULAUD. OBllill ttnrElt AND ALBERT HENRY CLAY IlFAVlY, Ul? IN l) lfll 'EN l )E NUE, it'll see ll it I l t E t tf l" w ll l lEE F" t. lE t3 "l'tj l t @JJE'JEGIFIGAJE'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,041, dated. July at, 1905'.

Application filed July 25, 1994. Serial No. 218,054.

lle it known that we. llainnc'r'r (haven. tile uncut: and simmer ll uNm CLAY lluvurv, citizens ot the llnited States, residing at lndependence. in the coui'ity of Jackson and Male ot ltlissouri, have invented a new and usetul lleat-ltctlector. o't which the tol|owing is a specification.

This invention relates to heat retlectors tor stoves: and it. may he descrihed as an improvement on the device tor which Letters Patent ol the United tltates No. 706,096 were granted to uson the 12th day otiiugust, 1902.

The ohject ot this invention. as in the ease oi the patent ahove relerred to. is to cause the gases rising trom the tire to he consumed within the stove instead of passing out (it the chimney and also to retlect downwardly and outwardly the heat generated. hy such comhustion ot the gases.

in our aloresaid patent the objects (it the invention were accomplished by placing an annular retlector having downwardly-converging sides in the top ot the stove and hy arranging underneath the same a vertically movahle or adjustable hell, means heing provided for raising and, lowering the same so as to regulate the passage of the products of comhustion het'ween the lower edge of the rellector and that ol the hell.

tlur present invention ctnisists in an improved construction ot the rellector, which is provided at one edge thereot with a damper, whcrchy the products ot' comhustion, when the lire is lirst started. may he conveyed directly to the chimney or exit, while when the tire is well under ay said damper may he closed, therehy compelling the products (it eomhustion to pass hetween the lower edge ol? the retlcctor and that ot the hell. The latter is supported, in the prestmt case. hy means of a spider resting upon the reflector and it has no connection with the stove top or *asing,

thus enahling the top of the stove to he utilized tor other pur 'ioses.

'lhe invention. then, consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and comhination ot parts, which will he hereina'lter 'tully (lescrihed. and 'iarticularly pointed out in the claims.

tn the accom; anying drawings has heen illustrated a simple and ireterred form of embodiment ot. the invention. it heing. however. understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited. hut that the right is reserved to any changes. alterat ions. and moditieations to which recourse may he had without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the elliciency ol the device.

In said drawings. l igure 1 is a perspective view ot a stove equipped with the improved deviee, a part o'l said stove having heen hroken away tor the purpose of exhihiting the construction ot the attachment. Fig. .2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. is a. hori zontal sectional view taken on the line 23 3 in Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several .ligures are indicated hy similar characters o't reference.

te'terriug to the drawings hereto annexed, 1 designates the casing o'l an ordinary stove. to which the invention has heen applied. interiorly in said raising it ear the top thereo'l and at suitahle distances apart arev provided lugs 2 l. which may he either tast upon the said casing or they may he holted or otherwise secured thereto. 'lhese lugs serve to support the rellector 2-3. which latter is an annular casting having a Hat side 4-. which l'or convenience may he designated the rear side. tiith the exception of this that side the side walls ol' the reflector converge downwardly. the upper portion of the relleetor constituting a tlange 5, upon which pairs ot lugs [l t' are termed or disposed to allord sockets jlor the arms 7 of a spider tf having a central perlitr rated huh.

The flange 5 ol? the retlector does not extend ahove the tin t r ar side t; hut the upper edge of the latter is provided with lugs 5),

forming pivotal points to]: similar lugs Ill),

"termed upon a damper l 1. having a handle 12, which. is adapted to extend through a suitahle opening in the side ol the stove-casing. \Vhcn this damper turned down. it torms a distinct continuation of the flange 5- at the upper edge of the reflector, so that. the latter may be fitted closely within the walls of the stove-casing.

\Vhile in the drawings a circular stoveeasing has been shown and a. correspondingly constructed reflector, circular in horizontal section. it is obvious that the invention may be applied to square or other shaped stoves by simply modifying the shape of the reflector to correspond.

ll (lesignates a bell or bell-shaped casting. which provided at its apex with an upwardly-extending bolt 15. extending through the hub S of the spider T and there secured by means of a nut ltl. Proper adjustment of the bolt with relation to the reflector may be had by interposing one or more 'ashers. as 17. between the nut and the hub. Beyond this initial adjustment it is found unnecessary to make turther provision for the adjustment ot' the bell. The latter is provided at its lower edge with a flange 18. which extends under the lower edge of the reflector. between which and said flange a. sutlicient opening must be lett to insure the perfect peration of the device.

The flat rear side of the reflector is arranged directly below the stovepipe 113. which. in the example illustrated in the drawings. has been connected with the top of the stove at the rear side of the latter. Here. again, it is to be understood that the inven tion is applicable to stoves having (lllTtlently-arranged smoke-exits. provided only that the flat side ot the reflector is disposed conveniently below the smokeexit.

In the operation of this device when a tire is first built the damper 11 is thrown open. thus permitting the products of combustion to pass directly trom the tire-pot to the smoke-exit. As soon as the tire is well under way the damper is closed and the products of combustion will now pass into the highly heated bell 1land into the space between the reflector and the stove-casing. The soot. gases. and other products of combustion will be ignited while in conta t with the highlyheated bell and reflector and will continue to burn, thereby igniting and consuming the products of combustion as they continue to rise. the necessary draft to maintain combustion being atltin'ded by the narrow open space between the lower edge of the reflector and the flange ot the bell. The latter. as will be seen. extends perceptibly beyond the lower edge of the reflector. so as to obstruct the passage of products ot' combustion directly trom the tire-pot. while the perfect operation of the device is in no wise interfered with or retarded.

This device is as will be seen, very simple in construction and econmnical. in use. effect} ing a very considerable saving of fuel and a voiding the extremely-unpleasant black smoke usually escaping where soft coal is burned.

The device may be readily applied to stoves of ordinary construction in the nature of an attachment, and the same is capable of being modified as to size, shape. and other minor points within the scope of the invention, so as to make it *apable of such application as a stove attachment.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed is l. The combination with a stove. of an annular reflector suspended within the stoveeasing above the lire-pot, a bell supported within said reflector. and a damper connected hingedly with the reflector.

2. The combination with a stove, ot an annular reflector supported within the stove casing above the lire-pot. a bell supported within said reflector and provided at its lower edge with a tiange projecting beyond and spaced from the lower edge of the reflector, and a damper connected with said reflector.

t The combination with a stove. of an a nnular reflector supported in the stove casing above the fire-pot. said reflector having a fiangetjl upper edge lying in contact with the stove casing. and a [lat side. and a damper connected with the upper edge of the flat side. said damper forming. when closed. a continuation of the annular flange lying in contact with the stove-casing: the flat. side of the reflector being disposed hes neath the smoke-exit of the stove.

l. A reflector for stoves comprising an annular member havii'ig downwardly-converging walls and a flanged upper edge, said annular member having a flat side and a damper hinged at the upper edge of said flat side. in combination with a bell-shaped member supported within said annular member and having a. flange extending beyond and spaced from the lower edge of the latter.

5. In a device of the class described. an annular reflector, having downwardly-converging walls. a spider mounted detachably upon said reflector. said spider having a central hub or bore. and a bell provided at its lower edge with a flange extending beyond and spaced from the lower edge of the reflector and having at its upper end a bolt extending through the bore of the spider and there secured adjnstably.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto atlixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

iniuairi 0min). OPJJNGEIL Ahltllllfl' llllNllY fibril llllAT'lY.

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